Tory majority slashed on David Cameron's old seat

Robert Courts wins Witney by-election, while former Coronation Street actor Tracy Brabin takes over from Jo Cox

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Tory candidate Robert Courts with David Cameron (left) and Theresa May (right)
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The Conservatives have retained David Cameron's former constituence of Witney, in Oxfordshire, but with a much-reduced majority.

Councillor Robert Courts took 45 per cent of the vote, down from the 60 per cent the former prime minister received in 2015, slashing the party's majority from 25,000 to 5,700.

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